Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

June 22 1970 (Overdub)

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio A - Nashville, Tennessee

Producer: Felton Jarvis

Engineer: Al Pachucki

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
NA		Millie Kirkham; Temple Riser; Mary 'Jeanie' Greene; Mary Holladay; Ginger Holladay

Twenty Days And Twenty Nights (overdub)				ZPA4 1593	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 4 master

Overdub	(M)	3:40	Brass & string overdubs on June 30 Unedited master	That's The Way It Is (FTD)°° (rough mix)+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in - different mix)
Faded	M	3:18	Master faded	That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 12)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~That's The Way It Is (24 Bit)°°~That's The Way It Is CD1°°+Acetate°° (no backup vocals - different mixes)+The Other Side Of Memphis°°

I've Lost You (overdub)				ZPA4 1594	June 22 1970 (Mon) (?)
Overdub	(M)	3:31	Backup vocals overdubbed, after band overdubs	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 2°° (see notes) ~Acetate°° (faded)

Overdub	(M)	4:01	Brass & string overdubs on June 30 Unedited master	Heart And Soul (DSD)°°+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
Faded	M	3:32	Master faded	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 12)°°~Elvis 75 CD3°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°~That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1° (single version)+Comp. Single Collection 7°°~70s Box 1°° ~The Legend Lives On CD3 (Readers Digest)° (different mixes)

The Sound Of Your Cry (overdub)				ZPA4 1596	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)	3:25	Backup vocals overdubbed to June 4 master	Pure Diamonds Volume 2° (too slow - see note)

Overdub	(M)		Brass & string overdubs on June 30
Overdub	(M)	4:36	Additional string overdubs on July 20	Greatest Hits Volume 1°°~The Sound Of Your Cry°° (4:02) +Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
Faded	M	3:15	Master faded	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 12)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°° ~Complete Single Collection 7°°~70s Box 1°°+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°~Rare Elvis° (different mixes)

Cindy, Cindy (overdub)				ZPA4 1599	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 4 master

Overdub	(M)	2:34	Brass overdubs on July 20	Pure Diamonds Volume 2° (see note)
Overdub	(M)	3:16	Additional backup v.o's on Oct. 1 Unedited master	Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
Faded	M	2:31	Master faded	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Girls! Girls! & More Girls! (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 17)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (20 Bit)°°~70s Box 3°°

Bridge Over Troubled Water (overdub)				ZPA4 1600	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed, after band overdubs

V.O.	(M)	4:29	Vocals replaced & harmony vocal overdub on June 23	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1°°~Acetate°° +From Elvis In Nashville 1°° (no harmony v.o or band & backup v.o's)
Overdub	(M)	4:29	Brass & string overdubs on June 30	Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash (FTD)°° (no harmony vocal) +You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 2°° (see notes) +Pure Diamonds Volume 2°~For The Good Times° (see notes) (with harmony vocal)
Overdub	(M)	4:29	Additional backup v.o's on Oct. 1	Elvis Inspirational (DSD)°°~Heart And Soul (DSD)°°~70s Box 3°°
Overdub	M	4:39	With overdubbed applause	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Coll. 27)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°° ~That's The Way It Is (24 Bit)°°+That's The Way It Is CD1°°~That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°+The Definitive Love Album°° (edited)

Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It (overdub)				ZPA4 1601	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 5 master

Overdub	(M)	4:37	Brass & string overdubs on June 30	Pure Diamonds Volume 2° (see note)
Overdub	(M)	5:37	Additional brass overdubs on July 20 Unedited master	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On°° (5:08)~You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Vol. 1°°~Tape°° (5:13)+Unedited Masters - Nashville '70 (Venus)°° (unedited - with additional dialogue at end)
Faded	M	4:34	Master faded	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Rhythm & Blues (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 9)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°° ~Love Letters From Elvis (20 Bit)°°~70's Box 3°°

How The Web Was Woven (overdub)				ZPA4 1602	June 22 1970 (Mon) (?)
Overdub	(M)	3:25	Backup vocals overdubbed to June 5 master	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1°~Acetate°

Overdub	(M)	3:13	Brass & string overdubs on July 20	Acetate°° (too fast - no backing vocals)
Overdub	(M)		Additional brass overdubs on July 20
Overdub	M	3:28	Band overdubs on July 22	That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 25)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°° ~That's The Way It Is CD1°°~70s Box 1°°+The Other Side Of Memphis°°

It's Your Baby, You Rock It (overdub)				ZPA4 1603	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)	3:12	Backup vocals overdubbed to June 5 master Unedited master	Unedited Masters - Nashville Revisited (Venus)°°~Unedited Masters - The Next Generation (Venus)°° (listed as Take 3 overdubbed)
Faded	M	3:01	Master faded	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Country Legend (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 18)°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°° ~70s Box 3°°

Stranger In The Crowd (overdub)				ZPA4 1604	June 22 1970 (Mon) (?)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 5 master

Overdub	(M)	4:35	Brass & string overdubs on July 20 Unedited master	That's The Way It Is (FTD)°° (rough mix master)+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
Faded	M	3:49	Master faded	That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°° ~That's The Way It Is CD1°°~70s Box 3°°+You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1°~Acetate° (different mixes - see notes) +The Other Side Of Memphis°°

I'll Never Know (overdub)				ZPA4 1605	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 5 master

Overdub	(M)	2:26	Brass & string overdubs on June 30	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1°~Acetate° ~You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 2° (no backing vocals - see notes)
Overdub	M	2:25	Additional backup v.o's on Oct. 1	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 24)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°° ~Love Letters From Elvis (20 Bit)°°+That's The Way It Is - Special Edition°° (different mix)

It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) (overdub)				ZPA4 1607	June 22 1970 (Mon) (?)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 6 master

Overdub	(M)	2:50	Brass & string overdubs on June 30	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1°~Acetate° (no backup vocals - see notes)
Overdub	M	2:49	Additional string overdubs on Oct. 28	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Heartache (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Coll'n 6)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°° ~Country (2006 - DSD)°°~70s Box 3°°+Unedited Masters - Nashville Revisited (Venus)°° (count-in & different mix)

Just Pretend (overdub)				ZPA4 1609	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 6 master

Overdub	(M)		Brass & string overdubs on June 30
Overdub	M	4:13	Additional backup v.o's on Oct. 1 ?	That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 12)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°~That's The Way It Is CD1°° (4:04)+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in)

This Is Our Dance (overdub)				ZPA4 1610	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 6 master

Overdub	(M)		Brass & string overdubs on June 30
Overdub	M	3:16	Additional string overdubs on Oct. 28	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Coll'n 24)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°

Life (overdub)				ZPA4 1613	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 6 master

Overdub	(M)		Brass & string overdubs on June 30
Overdub	M	3:16	Additional string overdubs on Oct. 28	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Moved By Faith (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 13)°°~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 3°° ~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°~Comp Single Collection 7°° ~Peace In The Valley 1°°~70s Box 1°°+Unedited Masters - Nashville Revisited (Venus)°° (not listed)~Unedited Masters - The Next Generation (Venus)°° (count-in & different mix)+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)° ~Rare Elvis Vol. 3° (different ending & mix - single version)

The Next Step Is Love (overdub)				ZPA4 1619	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)	3:33	Backup vocals overdubbed, after band overdubs	You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 2°° (includes some later overdubs)

Overdub	M	3:48	Brass & string overdubs on June 30	That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 24)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°~Complete Single Collection 7°°~That's The Way It Is CD1°°~70s Box 1°°+That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°~The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)° (single version)(3:33)+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in - different mix & not faded)+The Other Side Of Memphis°°

Only Believe (overdub)				ZPA4 1626	June 22 1970 (Mon) (?)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed to June 8 master

Overdub	(M)	2:58	Brass (not used) & string overdubs on June 30	Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°~His Songs Of Praise Volume 2 (FTD)°°
Overdub	M	2:49	Additional backup vocal overdubs on October 1	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Moved By Faith (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 13)°°~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 3°° ~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°~Inspirational (DSD)°° ~Complete Single Collection 7°°~Peace In The Valley 2°°+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°

Sylvia (overdub)				ZPA4 1627	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)		Backup vocals overdubbed, after band overdubs

Overdub	(M)		Brass & string overdubs on July 20
Overdub	M	3:18	Additional band overdubs on July 22	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Girls! Girls! & More Girls! (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 17)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~Elvis Now (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°

Patch It Up (overdub)				ZPA4 1628	June 22 1970 (Mon)
Overdub	(M)	3:08	Backup vocals overdubbed to June 8 master	Acetate°°

Overdub	(M)		Brass (horn) overdubs on July 20
Overdub	(M)	3:32	Organ overdub on July 22 Unedited master	Let It Roll°° (clipped - 3:28)+Unedited Mast. - Nashville 1971 (Venus)°°
Faded	M	3:08	Master faded	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Songs Of The Seventies (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 3)°°~Complete Single Collection 7°°~70s Box 1°°+That's The Way It Is (FTD)°° (faded)+That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°~Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash (FTD)°~The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)° (single version - faded)

'I've Lost You' is not listed in Sessions III as having backup vocals overdubbed on June 22 but the master contain backup vocals as well as Brass and Strings overdubs. The book Day By Day by Ernst Jørgensen and Peter Guralnick, as well as RCA's own single listing notice lists July 14 as the date when the single 'I've Lost You' / 'The Next Step Is Love' was shipped to suppliers, so this song must have had backup vocals overdubbed before then!

'How The Web Was Woven', 'Stranger In The Crowd' and 'It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)' are not listed in Sessions III as having backup vocals overdubbed on June 22 or September 21, but the masters contain female backup vocals as well as brass and strings overdubs. June 22 would be a likely date for backup vocal overdubs as The Jordanaires were present on September 21 but are not present on the final overdubbed masters.

'Only Believe' is not listed in Sessions III as being overdubbed on this date, but the 16-track tape log shows that two sets of backup vocals were overdubbed, so this date would be most likely when the first backup vocals were overdubbed.



	Recording Information 16-Track Tape Log